Battle of the Titans for Iñigo Martínez

All four up-and-coming players have already been linked to various clubs, but the one who looks set to be one of the names on everyone's lips this summer and who will be the most difficult to hold on to is Iñigo Martínez.

Real Sociedad looks like it may have a hard time keeping its protégée Íñigo Martínez in San Sebastian after Philippe Montanier team's excellent season, as Barcelona and Real Madrid both have him on their lists of possible reinforcements for their new squad line-ups. The home-grown talent renewed his contract until 2017 just three months ago, with a ¤30 million buy-out clause.

Real Sociedad's outstanding campaign has not gone unnoticed, neither has the fact that it is achieving this success with a squad of already tried and tested young players, such as Griezmann, Illarramendi, Vela and Iñigo Martínez.

All four up-and-coming players have already been linked to various clubs, but the one who looks set to be one of the names on everyone's lips this summer and who will be the most difficult to hold on to is Iñigo Martínez. There have already been rumours of possible interest from Guardiola's Bayern, but the Spanish league's Big Two, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have him in their sights, both looking for a quality centre-back for the future.

The 'Azulgrana' club wants to strengthen its central defence which has not been well covered this season, with Puyol approaching the end of his career and its other defenders also senior team members. Barça has been looking for a centre-back for some time now, and Iñigo Martínez is one of the most promising prospects for the future.